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Deal Me In: Getting ignored by a touch screen9 March 2012 Dear Mark: Here is a question from the Twilight Zone. My girlfriend and I play video slot machines side-by-side, but I have trouble activating the touch screen. She will switch machines with me and have no problem. I do not have cold, clammy hands, so should I not be able to activate the screen from the heat from my fingertips? Have you ever heard of anything this bizarre? Danny F.Your Midas touch question may seem a bit wacky, but if you do not mind a Rod Serling reply, I’ll take a crack at it by sharing anecdotal evidence with a likely bearing on what’s occurring.First, Danny, a question your way; Do you play the guitar?I ask because being a hack myself, with skill levels not much past Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven, I do have hard-as-steel calluses on the fingertips of my left, or fret-board, hand...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Nevada gaming revenues top $1 billion in January9 March 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- They're not throwing cold water on the first time in more than three years that Nevada casinos have collected more than $1 billion in gaming revenues in a single month, but analysts want to see February's gaming revenues before starting the celebration.
Thanks to a calendar change that caused the lucrative Chinese New Year celebration to fall in January, Nevada casinos collected more than $1.038 billion from gamblers during the month.
That was an 18.4 percent increase over January 2011 and the state's first billion-dollar month since September 2008, some 40 months ago.
On the Strip, casinos saw gaming revenues increase more than 29 percent, collecting more than $623.5 million from customers.
The Strip's numbers were helped by $365.2 million collected from table games, the single highest revenue month in the state's history for wagering from baccarat, blackjack, craps, roulette and other games.
The figures, released Thursday by the Gaming Control Board, also showed marked improvement in areas outside the Strip...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Bally, Aristocrat reach online poker agreement7 March 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Slot machine makers Bally Technologies and Aristocrat Technologies will team up to capitalize on the potential for legalized Internet gaming in the U.S.
The companies on Tuesday jointly announced a deal to offer the same third-party poker networks as part of their business-to-business Internet gaming products for U.S...read moreMississippi casino hosting $50,000 blackjack tourney6 March 2012 MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- Find a four leaf clover, rub a blarney stone, and maybe some the luck hanging in the air on St. Patrick’s Day weekend will shower down on you, even if you’re not Irish, at Gold Strike Casino Resort’s $50,000 Go For The Green blackjack tournament on March 16-18 in Tunica, MS.“We’re expecting a large turnout for this event, “ said Phil Hunter, Director of Casino Operations,” not just for the significant prizes offered but also because of the low buy-in of only $100.00.”This tournament is different than the previous one hosted by Gold Strike recently where players played head on with a dealer to gain chips where the person earning the most won out...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Shuffle Master purchases Ongame Network6 March 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Shuffle Master Gaming announced Monday it agreed to acquire Ongame Network Ltd., a European-based provider of online poker products, for almost $28.5 million.
The Las Vegas-based table game and gambling equipment vendor said the transaction will allow the company to expand its online product offerings in regulated online gaming markets...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Indian gambling revenues jump 1.3 percent in 20106 March 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Following a one-year slide, gaming revenues produced by the nation's Indian casino market grew 1.3 percent in 2010 to $26.73 billion, the highest single-year figure ever produced by the segment of the American gambling industry.
The increase came about despite a 2.5 percent decrease in gaming revenues in California, the nation's largest Indian gaming state, and a 4 percent decline in Connecticut, the third-largest producer of Indian gaming revenues.
"The positives were that you had smaller states carrying more weight and that balanced things out," said Irvine, Calif., economist Alan Meister, the author of the Indian Gaming Industry Report produced by Casino City Press...read moreTop-10 memories of the Epic Poker League5 March 2012 The Epic Poker League (EPL) launched in early 2011 to much fanfare and anticipation. The buzz was so great that some members in the poker media proclaimed that it would succeed, even before the league had a name.A little over a year after Federated Sports + Gaming announced the idea of the new professional poker league, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Internet poker not in the cards for 20125 March 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It's only March, but prospects for federal legalization of Internet poker this year have faded quicker than hopes of drawing an ace on the river card.When Congress failed to attach online gaming legislation to the payroll tax cut extension in early February, many proponents mucked their hands.Lawmakers will debate other bills that could serve as the conduit for Internet poker, but it's unlikely they'll get very far.Trying to pin down lawmakers and lobbyists on potential legislation is difficult...read moreDeal Me In: The only armed queen in the deck often delivered2 March 2012 Dear Mark: A couple of years ago, I played Pai Gow at the Encore together with my wife and daughter. We were getting ready to leave, and only played an hour at this table. A male dealer was able to correctly identify pairs of Queens, Aces, etc...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Caesars Entertainment expands Total Rewards program2 March 2012 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Buying a pair of jeans from Target or a flat-screen TV from Best Buy now will earn Caesars Entertainment Corp. customers points that can be redeemed at any of the company's 40 properties nationwide.The casino operator on Thursday rolled out new features of its 15-year-old Total Rewards customer loyalty program, which now will include opportunities to earn points and credits outside the company's casinos.Members of Total Rewards -- some 45 million strong, according to Caesars Entertainment -- still earn points through casino play and spending on hotel rooms, shows, retail, dining and other nongaming amenities at the company's resorts.Going outside the casino is a new twist."We started out as a slot club," said Joshua Kanter, vice president of Total Rewards for Caesars Entertainment...read more |
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